International statistics Basic indicators: Costa Rica

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202251,060
GDP, current prices bn US$202495.4
GDP per capita, current prices US$202417,909
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20244.3
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %2024-0.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20233.8
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202320.5
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202368.0
Population 1,00020235,105.5
Population, female % of total202350.6
Population density inhab. per km22022100
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202319.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202311.7
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.33
Life expectancy at birth - men years202378.1
Life expectancy at birth - women years202383.4
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202226
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202112
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20239
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202012
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202013
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20194,437
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20216.2
Labour force participation rate %202456.6
Labour force 1,00020242,357
Self-employed persons %202327.0
Unemployment rate %20247.8
Youth unemployment rate %202423.0
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202413.9
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202314,260
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202122.56
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202115.86
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015119.4
Agricultural land % of land area202234.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202210.2
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.7
Forest area % of land area202260.1
Import of goods, total bn US$202322.5
Export of goods, total bn US$202318.1
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2023557.4
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2023138.8
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202338.9
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201915
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.98
Rail route length km2001848
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2023967
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20231.66
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20234
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20220.3
Researchers per million inhabitants2022462
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202312.3
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023145.8
Internet users per 100 inhab.202385.4
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202322.5
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023101.5

As at 22 May 2025

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